Startup culture. Non-profit impact.

Join a team making entrepreneurial careers accessible to more young Canadians.

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My Vision: Inclusive, collaboarative and inspiring opportunities that create meaningful change and growth.
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My Vision: Creating communities full of dreamers and learners working together to reach their goals toward a brighter future.
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My Vision: Young Canadians feeling supported & confident when they choose to take a less 'traditional' career path.
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My Vision: A future generation of leaders will speak up about what they expect from their workplace while the rest of us listen and do our part to make it a reality.
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My Vision: A larger strive for modern entrepreneurship being taught and fostered in our educational institutions across Canada.
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My Vision: To bring community, impact and equity into every corner of our country’s entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystems.

People-first approach

An open, collaborative ecosystem with a sustainable impact focus.

  • VFC measures efficacy, not just effort. Work smarter, recharge, rinse, repeat.

    Like any fast moving organization, we value autonomy and are results-oriented, but we’re accommodating about the working style/pace that gets you there.

Don’t see your role? Sell us on you.

If after reading our People Ops principles, you feel like we need to know how you can help VFC move forward our agenda:

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Ready, train, 🔥🔥🔥.

Venture for Canada is a national charity on a mission to foster the entrepreneurial skills and mindsets of young Canadians. We recruit, train, and support young people to work for innovative Canadian small businesses and start-ups.

Through our programs, participants develop the network, knowledge, and entrepreneurial skills they need to thrive in rich, impactful careers.

Our vision is a Canada where young people can equitably realize their entrepreneurial potential to build the most prosperous place in the world.

So far, we’ve:

  • Ranked as the 6th Fastest-Growing Charity in Canada (and just getting started)
  • Launched 8 cohorts of entrepreneurial young people since incorporating 10 years ago
  • Launched a field-leading Diversity, Equity and People Operations conference
  • Supported thousands of students in short-term work placements
  • Delivered thousands of hours in entrepreneurial training
  • Distributed $9 million in wage subsidies and stipends in 2021, alone
  • Collaborated with innovative sector leaders on programs like the Reskilling Retail Workers Project

Nine years in, we’re just getting started.

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We may be national and remote, but we're a tight-knit, character-filled community excited about careering.